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Introduction to the AWS Management Console: Management plane

Introduction to the AWS Management Console: Management plane

- [Instructor] Amazon Web Services, AWS, is a cloud computing platform provided by Amazon that includes a mixture of infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and software as a service offerings. The AWS Management Console is a web interface that lets users access and manage the broad range of services included in Amazon Web Services platform. The AWS Management Console is a management plane for AWS in a very critical security layer. If a cyber criminal gains access to the AWS Management Console, they would potentially have unfettered access to your AWS Cloud environment. To navigate through the hands-on practice demo sections, it is best to have a sandbox environments to explore with. One option is creating an account with AWS. There are Free tiers available, but be sure to review the terms and agreements carefully to understand the financial implications of long-term usage. For this course, I highly…

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